Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HALL, SHAUNA-KAY N

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3619 3714 3715

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.2%
Allow Rate
+11.2% vs TC avg
836
Total Applications
+18.0%
Interview Lift
900
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 781 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

23.4%
§101 Eligibility
25.2%
§102 Novelty
32.4%
§103 Obviousness
11.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18716105 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18757005 PROXIMITY-BASED TEMPORARY GAMER PROFILE ACCESS Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18754508 VIRTUAL VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18749477 VIRTUAL IDENTIFIER PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18702214 VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY FITNESS TRAINING ACTIVITY OR GAMES, SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18761289 INTERRUPT NOTIFICATION PROVIDED TO COMMUNICATOR INDICATING PLAYER RECEPTIVENESS TO COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18662300 VIDEO GAME PERIPHERAL DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18321731 DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE OF GAMEPAD AND GAME SYSTEM Non-Final OA AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
18716678 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUSES FOR COLLECTION, RECEIVING AND UTILIZING DATA AND ENABLING GAMEPLAY Non-Final OA AdrenalineIP
18754961 SLOT GAME BLOCKCHAIN Non-Final OA IGT
18748907 SELECTIVE TILE ACCUMULATION SEQUENCES AND RELATED SELECTIVE ACCUMULATED TILE USE SEQUENCES WITH BYPASS FEATURES Non-Final OA IGT
18671066 TICKET VOUCHERS EMPLOYED TO REFUND FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FEES BASED ON GAMING ESTABLISHMENT DEVICE ACTIVITY Non-Final OA IGT
18670177 GAMING ESTABLISHMENT RETAIL ACCOUNT BULK LOADING OF FUNDS BASED ON ANTICIPATED GAMING ESTABLISHMENT RETAIL TRANSACTIONS Non-Final OA IGT
18644226 MIXED-PROTOCOL PROGRESSIVE CONTROLLER FOR A PROGRESSIVE WAGERING GAME Non-Final OA IGT
18755784 CONTROLLING IN-GAME REWARDS Non-Final OA Playtika LTD
18755792 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADDING A NEW GAMING ENGINE TO A GAMING SERVICES PLATFORM Non-Final OA Playtika LTD
18701263 PATH PLANNING METHOD FOR VIRTUAL CHARACTER, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM THEREOF Non-Final OA NETEASE (HANGZHOU) NETWORK CO., LTD.
18662184 CUSTOM GOLF CLUB FITTING Non-Final OA SwingFit Inc.
18696625 AN INTERACTIVE DEVICE Non-Final OA Zytronics Displays Limited
18693138 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND OBJECT CREATION METHOD Non-Final OA KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
18330080 PLAYER-CREATED TASKS WITH PERSISTENT COMMUNITY SCORE IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Build a Rocket Boy Games Ltd.
18549684 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING A CRYPTOGRAPHICALLY SECURED DIGITAL ASSET Final Rejection Orpyx Medical Technologies Inc.
18518305 GAME CONTROLLER Non-Final OA DEXIN CORP.
18548996 PEER-TO-PEER WAGERING Final Rejection BRAGGING RIGHTS, INC.
18113892 PHOTO & VIDEO CAPTURE FOR PHYSICAL GAME PLAYING Non-Final OA Slap Inc.
17994588 SELECTING ONE OF MULTIPLE USER DEVICES IN A NETWORK GAMING SYSTEM Non-Final OA JUST DO LUCK, INC

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